Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
September 12-13, 2023
Our September 12-13, 2023 Sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World will take place at our Teaneck, N.J. Galleries and over the internet via CherrystoneLIVE. There are 1,500 lots in the sale, which begins with United States and U.S. Possessions. In the Worldwide section we are pleased to offer Great Britain and British Commonwealth, European Countries and the rest of the world, with exceptional China, including Postal History and additional lots from the Carl A. Kilgas collection. There are further selections from the estate of Dr.Martin Stempien, a specialized collection of Greece and Samos, formed by Dr.Frederick Rogers, and a selection of reference material from Sergio Sismondo's estate, with many fascinating offerings. The auction concludes with nearly 250 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1104 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, vertical pair, each stamp canceled by pen cross on outer FL from St. Petersburg to Helsingfors, red 5 Feb 1858 departure and "ANK 19/2" arrival datestamp on back, v.f.  Catalog #2 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1105 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, vertical pair, each stamp canceled by Riga 15 May 1858 postmark on FL to Libau, filing fold away from the stamps, beautiful cover, signed Mikulski and Herman Toaspern Catalog #2 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #1106 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, tied by a "38" in circle of dots on outer FL to Helsingfors, framed "Riga 6 July 1858" departure and "ANK 23 7" arrival datestamps on back, small cover abrasion away from the stamps and markings, v.f., ex-Frederick Small collection Catalog #2 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1107 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "1" in circle of dots on outer FL from St. Petersburg to Riga, framed 4 March departure datestamp in red, with boxed "Polucheno 7 March 1858" arrival on back, refolded at bottom, v.f. Catalog #2 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1108 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by Riga 13 June 1858 cds on FL to Reval, boxed "Polucheno 15 June 1858" arrival datestamp, v.f. Catalog #2 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1109 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, tied by "1" in circle of dots on complete FL to Voronezh, framed "St. Petersburg 27 Aug 1858" departure datestamp in red, virtually intact wax seal on back, fine Catalog #2 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1110 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, thin paper, tied by "1" in circle of dots on complete FL to Jacobstadt (Finland) framed "St. Petersburg 28 May 1858" departure datestamp in red, filing folds away from the stamp, fine cover Catalog #2 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1111 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "1" in oval of dots on complete FL used from St. Petersburg to Dinaburg, framed departure (24 May, 1858) alongside, long text (in German), signed Maslowski Catalog #2 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1112 RUSSIA 1858 10k brown & blue, tied by "1" in oval of dots on outer FL used from St. Petersburg to Pernau, red oval "St. Petersburg 26 Sept, 2 PM" departure pmk alongside, with framed arrival (1 Oct) datestamp on back Catalog #2 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1113 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thick paper, canceled "Verchovskyi Posadok", good colors and intact perforations, fine stamp, signed Diena, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1114 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, rounded upper right corner, canceled "Belostok 9 Jan 1873", fine appearance, late usage, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,700 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1115 RUSSIA 1858 20k blue & orange, thin paper, used, well centered with intact perforations on all sides, interesting variety showing broken frame at bottom right, minor perf. correction, v.f., with Hovest certificate, O Catalog #3 Catalog Value $1,700 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1116 RUSSIA 1858 20k orange & blue, thick paper, canceled "1" in oval of dots, well centered, v.f., with 2008 Raybaudi certificate O Catalog #3 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1117 RUSSIA 1858 20k orange & blue, thin paper, canceled "1" in oval of dots, good color, fine, signed W.Pohl, with 2005 Raybaudi certificate O Catalog #3 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1118 RUSSIA 1870 (4 July) outer FL from St. Petersburg to Helsingfors, franked with 10k brown & blue (Scott No.23), tied by oval "SPB", with red double-circle departure postmark on back, framed "ANK" on arrival, filing fold away from the stamp, fine | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #1119 RUSSIA 1922 (30 Dec) cover from Kamenetska to Harbin, franked on back with pair of 7,500r on 250r surcharges, with arrival pmk alongside, oval Postage Due "Doplatit" on front, "78r" by hand, fine RSFSR usage to China | Unsold |
 | Lot #1120 RUSSIA 1924 15k lemon, l.h., well centered, fresh and v.f. example of this extremely rare stamp, showing rich color and full typographed characteristics, without the usual inclusions and faults, * Catalog #287 Catalog Value $25,000 | Price Realized $8,500.00 |
 | Lot #1121 RUSSIA 1931 80k blue & orange, trial color perforated 10 1/2, tied by red "Proekt 2 July 1931" overprint on a gray presentation card with oval handstamp and signature on reverse, v.f. P | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #1122 RUSSIA 1937 Trans-Polar Flight, complete Menu dated June 30, 1937 "In Honor of the Soviet Trans-Polar Fliers" (Valeri Chkalov, Georgy Baidukov and Alexander Belyakov), The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, fine | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1123 RUSSIA 1937 Moscow Architecture, 40k violet, imperforate vertical strip of three, used, Moscow cds, large margins all around, middle stamp with small stain and slight thin at top, otherwise v.f., rare imperforate strip of three (Zagorsky 466Pa, unpriced used) O Catalog #603b | Unsold |
 | Lot #1124 RUSSIA 1938 Chapayev, 1r black & carmine, thick paper, horizontal gutter block of eight, n.h., fine-v.f.  **Catalog #635 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1125 RUSSIA 1939 30k deep blue, variety imperf. at left, l.h., fine * Catalog #736var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1126 RUSSIA 1945 (16 Apr) 20k stationery card from Archangel to Scotland, both Soviet military and British censor markings, sent by a British Naval officer stationed in Russia towards the end of WWII | Unsold |
 | Lot #1127 RUSSIA 1947 800 Years of Moscow, 50k horizontal pair imperf. between, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1058Pa,100,000Rub) ** Catalog #1129var | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1128 RUSSIA 1947 60k red, horizontal pair imperf. between, also horizontal strip of three imperf. at left and between stamps, n.h., the latter with a minor diagonal crease at left, fine-v.f. (Zagorsky 1133Pc,Pd) ** Catalog #1161var | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1129 RUSSIA 1948 Definitives, 20k variety imperf. at bottom, 30k variety imperf. at right, l.h., fine-v.f. * Catalog #1217,1218var | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1130 RUSSIA 1950 Definitives, 40k red, perf. 12x12 1/4, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 1382Pa) (Zverev 1397, $2,500) ** Catalog #1306 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1131 RUSSIA 1950 Definitives, 40k red, perf. 12x12 1/4, variety imperf. at left, l.h. at top margin, stamp n.h., fine (Zagorsky 1382Pa) (Zverev 1397Pa, $2,250) ** Catalog #1306var | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1132 RUSSIA 1958 Definitives, 60k carmine, horizontal pair imperf. between, also additional single, variety imperf. at top, n.h., v.f. (Zagorsky 2134Pa,Pb) ** Catalog #2288var | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1133 RUSSIA 1960 Definitives, 20k green, vertical imperforate pair, invalidating horizontal perforations, n.h., creased, otherwise v.f. ** Catalog #2290var | Price Realized $270.00 |
